Improvement in washing-machines



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UNITED STATES AMOS W. JENNINGS,

OF RAVENNA, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT lN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming ypart of Letters Patent No. 139,159, dated May 20,1873; application filed April 19, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Aaros W. JENNINes, of Ravenna, in the county ofPortage and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part ofthis specilication, and to the letters and gures of reference markedthere- Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a sectional viewof my machine. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of my spring Fig. 3 is a topview of my machine.

My invention relates to washing-machines;

`and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of deviceshereinafter described, which are designed to serve as valuableimprovements in the art to which they appertain.

A A of the drawing represent two upright walls or supports, within andbetween which I arrange one large and three small corrugated rollers, inthe manner shown on Fig. 1. rlhe addition of the central small roller,marked B on the drawing, I tiud to be a decided improvement in washingmachines operated on the roller or wringer principle. These severalrollers are marked, respectively, A B O D on the drawing. The letters Dand E indicate connecting-bars, and G represents a' roller near thebottom of my machine that works in connection with the guide-belt nextmentioned. H represents a belt, of cloth or other suitable material,that passes around the roller G, over the rollers B, C, and D, and belowthe roller A. This guide-belt serves to aid in the passage of soiledgarments between the ,'rollers, where they are washed, and to the sudsafter passing said rollers. The frame-pieces or Walls of myWashing-machine are slotted, as shown at a, at the bottom of which slotsthe journals of roller A have their bearings. The letter Y represents arubber spring arranged around the pendent and removable hooked bar W,and L is a plate attached to the outer side of a wall,

A, constructed to form a recess adapted to hold the upper end of springY, and to form a ledge or stop, against which the top of said springabuts. The rubber is held in its place upon the rod, and tightened orloosened at will by means of the nut and screw, shown at f on Fig. 2. Toremove this spring and liberate the journal of roller A the operatorlifts,

or rather swings, said spring to the right from the bottom, and therebyreleases the hook of the spring-bar from its position over said journal.

Hy device is designed for use in an ordinary wash-tub, and hence I haveconstructed means for securing it in sui-h tub. These means consist inthe blocks marked g and h on Fig. 3. I construct one of these blockswith claspingpins t' i, adapted to lit the frame of the washing machine,and spurs n ln., adapted to pass into the. body of the wash-tub.

I rst adjust this lastmentioned block, marked g, and after placing theframe in proper position I take the block h, which is much wider thanblock g, and, after securing its spurs in the side ofthe tub, I pressits opposite side downward against the frame A; and the Washing machineis made secure in its position, as Well as removable at will. Both ofthese fastening-blocks rest on the bottom of the tub.

`What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a washing machine, the combination of the frame A, corrugatedrollers Af, B, C, and D, guide-band H, and fastening-blocks g and It,arranged, with reference to each other, substantially as specified. l

2. In aWashing-machine, the springY, having hooked rod NV, incombination with the stop-plate L, the roller A', and its journal,constructed as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two Witnesses.

AMOS W. JENNINGS, M. D.

Witnesses:

C. E. WrT'rEn, J R. Bacon.

